R12: AP: How To Assign The Same External Bank Account To Multiple Suppliers

R12 assign same bank account to multiple suppliers

R12: AP: How To Assign The Same External Bank Account To Multiple Suppliers

To assign an existing external bank account to another supplier, do the following (in a test instance first):

1. Create a new supplier site (or choose an existing one) using a Payables responsibility.

2. On the left panel, go to Company Profile -> Banking Details.

3. Create a new bank account or select an existing one. If you select an existing one, then:

3.1  Click on the Update icon (for the supplier that owns it).

3.2  Go to the Account Owners section (should be at the bottom of the page).

3.3  Click on Add Another Row and add all other suppliers (one by one) that should have access to the bank account.

3.4  Save your changes and exit the form. 

4. For each of the suppliers you added in Step 3.3 above, go to their individual supplier records, and open the Banking Details page.  Then follow the steps below:

4.1 Under Bank Account and Assignment Details select "Site", and in the next field, enter the search for the new site name and select it.

4.2 Under Bank Accounts section click Add

4.3 In the list, the bank account should be displayed. 

4.4. Select it.

4.5. If needed, change the start date/end date.

4.6. Save and retest

5. If the issue is resolved, migrate the solution to your production or other environments, as needed.

Partners might be having a joint account and both of them might be doing business with or organization. Following are the steps to assign same bank account information to more than one supplier record in Account payables


When we try to add the same bank account information to the second supplier like normal bank account setup we get the error message as shown in below screenshot

Step 1: Find the supplier for whom the bank account already assigned

i)Click On the left panel go to Company Profile -> Banking Details

ii) Select an existing one and click on the Update icon. Go to the Account Owners section (should be at the bottom of the page). Click on Add Another Row and add other suppliers that you would like to use the same bank account.

Step 2:

i) Go to other suppliers, Banking Details section

ii)Under Bank Accounts section click Add

iii) Select bank account from the list of value and apply